Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 144 of 372
Following the Funeral, and Matters relating to Illness and Death
The Book of Visiting the Sick – Chapter 144 : Ahadith 894 – 900
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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894 Al-Bara’ bin `Azib (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ has ordered us to visit the sick, to follow the funeral (of a dead believer), respond to the sneezer (i.e., by saying to him: Yarhamuk-Allah after he says: Al-hamdu lillah), to help those who vow to fulfill it, to help the oppressed, to accept the invitation extended by the inviter; and to promote greetings (i.e., saying As-Salamu `Alaikum).[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
895 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Every Muslim has five rights over another Muslim (i.e., he has to perform five duties for another Muslim): to return the greetings, to visit the sick, to accompany funeral processions, to accept an invitation, to respond to the sneezer [i.e., to say: `Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah bestow His Mercy on you),’ when the sneezer praises Allah].”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
896 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Verily, Allah, the Exalted, and Glorious will say on the Day of Resurrection: `O son of Adam, I was ill but you did not visit Me.’ He would say: `O my Rubb, how could I visit you and You are the Rubb of the worlds?’ Thereupon He would say: `Did you not know that such and such a slave of Mine was ill but you did not visit him? Did you not realize that if you had visited him (you would have known that I was aware of your visit to him, for which I would reward you) you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked food from you but you did not feed Me.’ He would submit: `My Rubb, how could I feed You and You are the Rubb of the worlds?’ He would say: `Did you not know that such and such a slave of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him? Did you not realize that if you had fed him, you would certainly have found (its reward) with Me? O son of Adam, I asked water from you but you did not give it to Me.’ He would say: `My Rubb, how could I give You (water) and You are the Rubb of the worlds?’ Thereupon He would say: `Such and such a slave of Mine asked you for water to drink but you did not give it to him. Did you not realize that if you had given him to drink you would have found (its reward) with Me?”’ [Muslim].
897 Abu Musa (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Visit the sick, feed the hungry, and (arrange for the) release of the captive.”[Al-Bukhari].
898 Thauban (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “He who visits his brother in Faith, will remain engaged in picking the fresh fruits from the garden of Jannah till he returns.”[Muslim].
899 `Ali bin Abu Talib (radiyallahu anhu) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, “When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till the morning; and he will have (his share of) reaped fruits in Jannah.”[At-Tirmidhi].
900 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) reported: A young Jewish boy who was in the service of the Prophet ﷺ fell ill. The Prophet ﷺ went to visit him. He sat down by his head and said to him, “Embrace Islam.” The little boy looked at his father who was sitting beside him. He said: “Obey Abul-Qasim (i.e., the Messenger of Allah ﷺ).” So he embraced Islam and the Prophet ü stepped out saying, “Praise be to Allah Who has saved him from Hell-fire.”[Al-Bukhari].